Stove for curing tobacco



Oct. 31, 1933. R. R, FISHBACK 1,933,475

sTovE FOR CURING ToBAcco Filed Jan. 7`, '1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l nvenar Jqllorney Oct. 31, 1933. R R F|5HBACK 1,933,475

STOVE FOR CURING TOBACCO Filed Jan. 7, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l /0 z j .7,- /f j a l l i O/ f Z y W a@ 7 f i:

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Patented oct. 31.1933

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in coke burning stoves for use particularly in curing tobacco in barns, etc., and has for one of its important objects to provide, in

I a manner as hereinafter set forth, a stove of this character embodying novel draft regulating means through the `medium of which the heat which is radiated may becontrolled and an even f temperature maintained. v

Other objects of the invention are to provide a stove of the aforementioned characterwhich will be simple in construction, strong, durable, light in weight, compact, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured and op- `115i erated at low cost. i.

All of the foregoing andstill further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection withthe accompanying ,drawings vwherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a stove constructed in accordance with the present in- Fig. 2 is av'view in top plan thereof with the top of the stove removed.

stove.

showing a portion of the upper damper.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View in vertical section through an upper portion of the stove, showing the upper damper in raised or closed position.

Referring now to the drawings indetail, it

- will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has lbeen illustrated comprises a sub-- stantially frusto-conical casing 1 of any suit-` able material, preferably sheet metal, said casing being open at its top and bottom and having aseries `of circumferentially spaced air inlet openings 2 in its lower portion. Mounted on the inner side 4of the casing 1 and rising thereabove is a plurality of posts 3 of metal which f function to support a substantially conical metallic cover 4 in spaced relation above said casing 1. The cover 4 is removable and said cover projects outwardly beyond the casing 1, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

At its lower end, the casing 1 terminates in` an external bead or flange 5 in spaced relation above which a plurality ofcircumferentially spacedv y Mounted for rotary adjustmenty on the casing 1 between the bead or ange 5 and y l.' the pins 6 is a lower damper 7 having a plu.-

pins 6 project.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the- Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in perspective,

rality ofl .therezin brought intoc registry with the openingsv 2 in the casing 1. The damper 7 is of sheet metal and-comprises a split bandwhich terminates, atr its ends, in outturned, abutting ears which are secured together inr a manner to provide an` loperatingvr handle9. y k Mounted for rotary and vertical movement on fthe upper portion of the casing 1 is an upper vdamper 10 which controls the space between ythe upper endof said casing 1 and the removable cover 4. lThe upper damper 10 is alsoA of any suitable material, preferably sheet metal, and comprises a split band terminating in out-turned, abutting end portions which are secured to gether ina manner to provide an operating handle 11'. The upper damper 10 has formed therein, at spaced points, a plurality of clam slots 12 in` which pins 13 which project from the upper portion of the casing 1 are engaged.

It will thus be seen that by manually rotating `the upper damper 10, the escape of heated air between the casing 1 andthe removable cover 4 may becontrolled as desired, the pins 13 which are engaged in the cam slots 12 causing said damper to be raised or lowered on the casing Aas it is rotated'. As will be apparent, the draft to the fire in the stove may be regulated as desired through themedium of the lower damper '7. It is believed that the many advantages of a stove for curing tobacco constructed in accordance. with the present invention willbe readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed. For example, the casing 1 may, if desired, be cylindrical.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isz- 1. A stove comprising a casing open at its top, a cover, mounted on the casing in vertically 1spaced relationI thereto, and a damper mounted on the casing for controlling the opening between said casing vand the cover.

2. A stove comprising a casing open at its top, a cover mounted on the casing in vertically spaced relation thereto, and a manually operable damper inounted lforrotary and vertical movement on the casing for controlling the opening between said casing andthe cover.

3. A stove comprising a casing open at its top, a cover mounted on the casing in vertically 13,1-,0

spaced relation thereto, a damper rotatably mounted on the upper portion of the casing, said damper having cam slots therein, and pins pro.- jecting from the `casing and engaged in the slots for imparting vertical movement to said damper for controlling the opening between the casing and the cover.

4. A stove comprising a casing open. at its top, a cover mountedon the casing in vertically spaced relation thereto, and a damper mounted on the casing for controlling the opening between said casing and the cover, said damper comprising a split band including out-turned, abutting and portions secured together, said end portions con.- stituting a handle for manually actuating the damper.

5. A stove comprising al substantially frustoconical metallic casing open at its top and bottom, posts mounted in the casing and projecting thereabove, a substantially conical cover remov- 6. A stove comprising, in combination, a casingv open at its top and bottom, said casing having draft openingsA in its lower portion, a cover mounted on the casing in vertically spaced relation thereto, a damper for controlling the opening between the casing and the cover, and a damper for controlling the draft openings.

RANDOLPH BAILEY FIsHBACK. 

